Forum Activity for @the-barrellady

Lock splitting in 2

General Questions

Hi Anna, wow, you are still in the infant stage, don't worry about how loose the root area is. With the twit & rip method, you may have made one section tighter than the other, so they are having a bit of difficulty joining together, but they will, no worries there. Not sure with the photo, but are the two joined dreads more than an inch at the area where it meets the scalp? If it is, perhaps you should divide them again, only being 3 months into your journey, it should be easy to do.

When you try to separate them, start at the bottom and work your way up. Eventually you will get to an area that will divide the two how they want to be. Better to do it now, they won't be that far behind the others then.

Happy Dreading & Cheers

Covering up for work,,,

General Questions

Glad we could help ya

Covering up for work,,,

General Questions

You have nice long hair. Try cutting off a long sleeve from a shirt and slip it over your head. I use this while wood working. No holes to worry about

My new dreads

Introduce Yourself

Hi Mat, welcome to this wonderful site. As a new one here, I recommend reading the dreaducation page, tab found at the top, to find all shorts of wonderful tips on how to care for your dreads. It is good to see that you did not twist tightly, as they need to be loose in order to start the dreading process. Sections where they meet the scalp should be no larger than 1 inch or a 25 cent coin, this is because they take longer to dry:up to 24 hours, and also get heavy as they grow. That is why S.E. is asking how big the section is.

With long hair, you will have plenty of shrinkage, so be prepared for that. A guide to healthy life long dreads: no crochet hooks or felting, no wax, no wax and no wax. don't retwist or rebackcomb and careful what you wash with, as regular shampoos leave behind a residue which will build up inside your locks.

Enjoy your journey & all the crazy things your hair will do in the first year. Happy Dreading & Cheers,

Matted dreads at the back

Help! Save My Dreads

Hi Alanah. The back of the head does get really messy during the dreading process. The back rubs on pillows, car seat rests, backs of couches and scarves & tams rub on that section. When this constant friction happens, a knotted mess is made. Mine was also messy back there, but was the first area to start to really show true dreads, not the original formed twist & rip. I would recommend separating any joined hairs or dreads on a daily basis in this area.

I see that you sometimes use a crochet hook to keep it tidy. Did you know that twist & rip dreads need to loosen, loop and knot to turn into mature dreads. Those loops are necessary, so if you are using the hook, you are reversing the process. Hooks break hairs in the dreads, if you are still using it, you may find that one day dreads will start breaking off into your hand due to the broken hairs. A chain is strong, but have a weak link in it and it becomes weak, same with dreads.

Palm rolling is useless and damaging, you won't see the damage right away, but it happens every time you roll the dreads. You do maintenance and still don't like the look, the only maintenance you need to do is regular washing and separating the dreads, that's it, easy huh! Get use to the messy look for the next few months or stay away from a mirror. Be easy on your dreads and you will have healthy hair for a lifetime.

About a foot of loose ends

Dread Maintenance

If your dreads are on the early stages of their journey, then it is the twist & rip doing it's thing. They loosen, sometimes fall out, and then start the magic of dreading.

About a foot of loose ends

Dread Maintenance

How long have you had your dreads for?

No Longer A DreadHead

Introduce Yourself

Hi again Mego. We will all be here for you when you decide to restart the journey, wax free of course. You'll be off to a great start from all the dreadie knowledge your learned from here. All the best

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the Barrellady said:

Roberto, I just googled it for you, the recommended max is 5000 mcg a day. Soaring Eagle and the site recommend 1500mcg daily. He has computer problems this eve I believe, so he may not answer tonight. .....Just checked some more for you 5000-6000mcg is good, there is no damage done for a stronger strength. So your fine with those. Hope this helps

Roberto Jimenez said:

should I get biotin high on mg.....because I went to buy biotin 1500mg but instead gnc had biotin 6000mg....would it work better if its higher on mg?

soaring eagle said:

bioton 1500 miigrams taken every single day (i think 1500 look it up)

u got to take it daily for 3 months mu=inumum to see any increase ag=fter 3 months u will notivce it grow at double speed

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Introduce Yourself

Roberto, I just googled it for you, the recommended max is 5000 mcg a day. Soaring Eagle and the site recommend 1500mcg daily. He has computer problems this eve I believe, so he may not answer tonight. If no one else answers you, try looking it up on Google, see what info you can find. I went on ASK.com. Cheers

Roberto Jimenez said:

should I get biotin high on mg.....because I went to buy biotin 1500mg but instead gnc had biotin 6000mg....would it work better if its higher on mg?

soaring eagle said:

bioton 1500 miigrams taken every single day (i think 1500 look it up)

u got to take it daily for 3 months mu=inumum to see any increase ag=fter 3 months u will notivce it grow at double speed